“Everything Is Working”

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Via Pitchfork

When he works as Oneohtrix Point Never, Dan Lopatin's music evokes the vastness of space. Drawing on the analog kosmische sounds of the 1970s, OPN uses drone, noise, and gurgling electronics to evoke the infinite. "Everything Is Working", a track from Lopatin's collaboration with Joel Ford of Tiger City, Games, turns the focus inward. Focusing on a gossamer vocal loop that evokes the space-filling choir of 10cc's "I'm Not In Love", "Everything Is Working" adds some twinkly percussion and a lazy drumbeat that feels more like an object falling down a flight stairs in slow motion than something that required effort to play. Throw in a few shimmering synths and a couple of stutter-step rhythm fake-outs, and then the track ends. It feels like something whispered in your ear, and you want to shut everything else out to make sure you're getting it. And though there's not much here in the way of development, the texture and feel wind up carrying the day. Sometimes one good idea, done right, is enough.